Bangkok vs Islamabad - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Bangkok	Islamabad
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1027	$464
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2622	$1089
🏠 One person rent	$465	$213
🏘️ Family rent	$806	$359
🍽️ Food expenses	$298	$162
🚐 Transport expenses	$154	$37.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$594	$148
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	21 km	26 km
🎓 Higher education	89	70
😀 Quality of life	73	50
🏙️ Population	5.68M	1.01M

The cost of living in Bangkok is 121% more expensive than in Islamabad. Cities ranked 5467th and 8843rd ($1027 vs $464) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Thailand and Pakistan, respectively. Check Thailand vs Pakistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Bangkok compared to 0.3 months in Islamabad. Bangkok ranked 1st best city to live in Thailand vs Islamabad ranked 3rd in Pakistan, while ranked 2647th and 6696th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bangkok vs Islamabad

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	Bangkok	Islamabad
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.24	$3.05
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32.4	$16.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.48	$5.35
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.22	$2.42
☕ Cappuccino	$2.92	$2.35
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.76	$0.37
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$632	$215
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$319	$111
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1114	$392
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$581	$204
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$64.4	$64
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$99.5	$99.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19.3	$18.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.66%	16.06%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6568	$1495
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3204	$746
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.25	$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$38.5	$10.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.5	$4.23
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.21	$0.92
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.9	$0.94
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.67	$0.72
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$1.24
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.64	$1.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.6	$6.05
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.45	$3.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.3	$4.63
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.76	$1.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2	$0.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.35	$0.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.07	$0.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.73	$0.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$0.51
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.42	$0.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.32	$0.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16	$1.94
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.92	$1.46
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.73	$2.17
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.63	$1.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.3	$1.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.98	$1.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.03	$0.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$64.9	$21.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.29	$4.26
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$39.1	$11.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.72	$1.89
👖 Brand Jeans	$65.9	$20.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$82.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$554	$70.6
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15512	$3118

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Cities near Bangkok

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.1 mi	Nonthaburi	$789
13 km or 8.4 mi	Lat Luang	$833
14 km or 8.4 mi	Pu Chao Saming Phrai	$829
18 km or 11 mi	Pak Kret	$788
28 km or 18 mi	Rangsit	$656
39 km or 25 mi	Tha Khlong	$710
50 km or 31 mi	Nakhon Pathom	$658
86 km or 53 mi	Laem Chabang	$838
87 km or 54 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$823
98 km or 61 mi	Pattaya	$874
103 km or 64 mi	Nong Prue	$846
145 km or 90 mi	Hua Hin	$784
164 km or 102 mi	Klaeng	$768
217 km or 135 mi	Nakhon Ratchasima	$610
222 km or 138 mi	Nakhon Sawan	$730
254 km or 158 mi	Myeik	$562
267 km or 166 mi	Serei Saophoan	$629
270 km or 168 mi	Ko Chang	$763
299 km or 186 mi	Battambang	$575
342 km or 212 mi	Phitsanulok	$585
364 km or 226 mi	Siem Reap	$679
388 km or 241 mi	Khon Kaen	$621
416 km or 258 mi	Ko Tao	$845
434 km or 270 mi	Mawlamyine	$571
452 km or 281 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$805
466 km or 290 mi	Hpa-an	$593
473 km or 294 mi	Udon Thani	$581
475 km or 295 mi	Sihanoukville	$764
475 km or 295 mi	Ko Samui	$782
496 km or 308 mi	Ubon Ratchathani	$583
519 km or 323 mi	Vientiane	$1056
529 km or 329 mi	Surat Thani	$612
529 km or 329 mi	Kampot	$587
536 km or 333 mi	Phnom Penh	$882
542 km or 337 mi	Phu Quoc	$530
569 km or 354 mi	Kampong Cham	$501
578 km or 359 mi	Yangon	$629
579 km or 360 mi	Prey Veng	$760
584 km or 363 mi	Chiang Mai	$780
587 km or 365 mi	Bago	$592

Cities near Islamabad

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi	Rawalpindi	$427
33 km or 20 mi	Wah	$360
91 km or 57 mi	Mirpur	$279
108 km or 67 mi	Mardan	$370
131 km or 82 mi	Mandi Bahauddin	$338
132 km or 82 mi	Baramulla	$264
135 km or 84 mi	Mingora	$369
146 km or 91 mi	Peshawar	$323
148 km or 92 mi	Kohat	$379
158 km or 98 mi	Gujrat	$330
169 km or 105 mi	Srinagar	$353
183 km or 114 mi	Sargodha	$381
191 km or 119 mi	Hafizabad	$371
193 km or 120 mi	Sialkot	$308
200 km or 124 mi	Jammu	$295
203 km or 126 mi	Gujranwala	$308
220 km or 137 mi	Chiniot	$378
222 km or 138 mi	Kamoke	$326
239 km or 148 mi	Sheikhupura	$379
252 km or 156 mi	Jalalabad	$368
254 km or 158 mi	Faisalabad	$348
268 km or 167 mi	Lahore	$432
279 km or 173 mi	Jhang	$302
285 km or 177 mi	Gojra	$367
287 km or 178 mi	Amritsar	$391
287 km or 179 mi	Sahiwal	$318
291 km or 181 mi	Pathankot	$364
292 km or 182 mi	Khost	$423
324 km or 201 mi	Okara	$315
353 km or 219 mi	Gardez	$433
356 km or 221 mi	Jalandhar	$352
368 km or 229 mi	Kabul	$473
392 km or 244 mi	Khanewal	$382
396 km or 246 mi	Burewala	$351
408 km or 253 mi	Ludhiana	$414
418 km or 260 mi	Multan	$417
427 km or 266 mi	Ghazni	$425
465 km or 289 mi	Dera Ghazi Khan	$257
468 km or 291 mi	Puli Khumri	$429
483 km or 300 mi	Chandigarh	$379